Percutaneous ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: comparison of various ablation techniques and surgery

S Shiina, K Sato, R Tateishi, M Shimizu… - Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Image‐guided percutaneous ablation is considered best in the treatment of early‐stage
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Ablation is potentially curative, minimally invasive, and …

Microwave ablation in primary and secondary liver tumours: technical and clinical approaches

MF Meloni, J Chiang, PF Laeseke… - International journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Thermal ablation is increasingly being utilised in the treatment of primary and metastatic
liver tumours, both as curative therapy and as a bridge to transplantation. Recent advances …

Image-guided tumor ablation: standardization of terminology and reporting criteria—a 10-year update

M Ahmed, L Solbiati, CL Brace, DJ Breen… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Image-guided tumor ablation has become a well-established hallmark of local cancer
therapy. The breadth of options available in this growing field increases the need for …

Percutaneous microwave versus radiofrequency ablation of colorectal liver metastases: ablation with clear margins (A0) provides the best local tumor control

W Shady, EN Petre, KG Do, M Gonen… - Journal of Vascular and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To identify and compare predictors of local tumor progression (LTP)-free survival
(LTPFS) after radiofrequency (RF) ablation and microwave (MW) ablation of colorectal liver …

Heat sink effect on tumor ablation characteristics as observed in monopolar radiofrequency, bipolar radiofrequency, and microwave, using ex vivo calf liver model

K Pillai, J Akhter, TC Chua, M Shehata, N Alzahrani… - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Thermal ablation of liver tumors near large blood vessels is affected by the cooling effect of
blood flow, leading to incomplete ablation. Hence, we conducted a comparative …

Microwave versus radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of liver malignancies: a randomized controlled phase 2 trial

A Radosevic, R Quesada, C Serlavos, J Sánchez… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Microwave (MWA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are main ablative techniques for
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and colorectal liver metastasis (MT). This randomized …

Hepatocellular carcinoma within milan criteria: no-touch multibipolar radiofrequency ablation for treatment—Long-term results

O Seror, G N'Kontchou, JC Nault, Y Rabahi, P Nahon… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To assess the long-term outcome in 108 consecutive patients treated with no-touch
multibipolar radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that met the …

Liver microwave ablation: a systematic review of various FDA-approved systems

SJS Ruiter, WJ Heerink, KP de Jong - European radiology, 2019 - Springer
Objectives The aim of the present study is to analyze preclinical and clinical data on the
performance of the currently US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved microwave …

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of solitary T1N0M0 papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: initial experience

W Yue, S Wang, S Yu, B Wang - International Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, safety and efficacy of
ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave (MW) ablation for solitary T1N0M0 papillary …

Thermal ablation of pancreatic cancer: A systematic literature review of clinical practice and pre-clinical studies

P Saccomandi, A Lapergola, F Longo… - International Journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Pancreatic cancer is a challenging malignancy with low treatment option and poor
life expectancy. Thermal ablation techniques were proposed as alternative treatment …